CA’s Cloud Computing Focus – Analyst Blog

After implementing its restructuring plan and reducing its workforce by 8.0%, CA Inc. (CA) has now turned its focus on enhancing its cloud computing portfolio. The company recently came up with a new technology, christened as CA Agile Vision Team Edition. This technology will run on the Force.com platform provided by the cloud computing major Salesforce.com (CRM).

 

CA Agile Vision has been designed to provide a competitive edge to the user by using the application development management technology on a cloud computing platform. This apart, it is expected to help companies get better and more efficient results without incurring any extra cost.

 

CA has been taking measures to position itself as an important player in the cloud computing space. Therefore, the company has been supplementing job cuts with strategic additions that could bring in the necessary expertise to support its cloud computing operations. We believe this technical collaboration with Salesforce.com will take the company forward and help it attain a stronger position in the cloud computing space.

 

The opportunity in the virtualization/cloud computing space is significant and could help accelerate growth over the next 2−3 years. Cloud computing enjoys strong demand and is being increasingly adopted by businesses. However, managing the way it is used will be very important. As per a study conducted by Market Research Media, the U.S. government’s spending on cloud computing is entering a phase of explosive growth. The segment is expected to grow at a CAGR of 40.0% from 2010 to 2015, crossing $7.0 billion in 2015.

 

This apart, as per another study conducted by a technology research firm − IDC − in its 2009 cloud computing conference, CA expects IT cloud services to grow three times, reaching $42.0 billion by 2012. The firm also believes that cloud computing will grow throughout this period, taking care of around 25.0% of IT spending growth in 2012 and one third of it the next year. Cloud computing leads to increased service and elevated security requirements for the companies that use them and CA is well placed to reap the benefit of this exponential growth.